Folklore: The baby starts the game, and the mother takes off her painted skin

Chapter 87 "Xiao Cao, where is my mother?" [asking for monthly tickets]

"what?"

Liu Bai remembered that Taoist Yixiao said a lot of things before he died, but he didn't know which sentence Master Ma was referring to.

So he simply stopped thinking about it and asked directly.

Mr. Ma took a puff of his pipe and exhaled a long breath of smoke. Just when Liu Bai thought he was going to speak, he drove the carriage forward and came to the river.

It was only at the place where Liu Bai had just seen Sister Hong. When he got here, there was no one nearby.

Even if what I say is blown away by the wind, it can only be heard by the mountain ghost.

Master Ma held the old pipe between his right index and middle fingers and said slowly, "He said that the outbreak of evil spirits this time was very strange. He also made a divination, and the divination was not good. He asked me to go ask that crazy old man. Remember?"

"remember."

Liu Bai still remembered that there were a total of four old-generation ghost walkers in Huangliang Town.

There was Master Ma standing in front of him at the moment, there was Mrs. Wang who was killed by his mother at the beginning, there was Taoist Master Yixiao who was killed by the evil spirit last night, and other than that, there was only the crazy old man who was hiding in the mass grave, who was neither human nor ghost.

"Did you go?" Liu Bai asked.

Master Ma bit his cigarette and nodded. "I'm going."

Liu Bai quickly asked, "What did he say?"

"He's gone."

Mr. Ma exhaled another puff of smoke, and he looked very melancholy.

There were not many ghost walkers in Huangliang Town. Now some are dead or gone, and even among the older generation, he is the only one left.

Liu Bai couldn't understand this feeling, but he just looked at Master Ma and felt that he seemed to be in great pain.

"What? Is he dead too?"

Liu Bai was surprised, and no wonder he thought so. The evil spirit broke out the day before yesterday, and even the Taoist Master Yixiao who was hiding in the town was killed.

Not to mention the crazy old man who was right in the center of the evil outbreak, in that mass grave.

"Most likely not. Although the place where he lives is in a mass grave, it is strange and no evil spirit dares to enter."

"I went to check it out, and everything nearby is fine. Given his crazy state, if an evil spirit dared to attack him, the entire mass grave would probably be overturned."

As Mr. Ma spoke, he knocked his pipe against the shaft of the cart to knock off the ashes. It was not until this moment that Liu Bai noticed it.

Mr. Ma replaced his old smoker's pipe with a new one.

The old one broke when dealing with old tree roots, so the current one can no longer be called an old pipe, but should be called a new pipe.

"So Master Ma, what you mean is that he might have simply disappeared?"

"Well, that's probably it."

Mr. Ma spoke with a firm tone. It was more like he was giving himself some confidence than answering Liu Bai's question.

So that I could believe that the crazy old man was not really dead.

Liu Bai also saw it, "That's good, let's wait, maybe he will be back in two days."

"Ah."

Mr. Ma shook his head as if he didn't want to think about it anymore, and said, "This new mayor is reliable."

"How to say?"

"The day before yesterday, when it was still daytime and the evil spirits hadn't caused any trouble yet, he had just replaced the old villager, and he had already sent people to the city to report that the town had been attacked by evil spirits, with heavy casualties."

Mr. Ma's thick black eyebrows moved, "You are more lively than the old countryman."

"That's right. We all know how to prepare for a rainy day." Liu Bai also nodded.

"You are so pretentious after just a few words. It's meaningless." Master Ma didn't understand and was just angry, but soon he calmed down. "I guess people from the city will come this afternoon. Let's see what they say then."

"Call me then."

Liu Bai knew that Mr. Ma just wanted to find someone to talk to, but now in this town, it seemed that he could only find himself.

"Of course, you are just a kid who likes to join in the fun and have fun."

Mr. Ma smiled, feeling that he had seen through Liu Bai's character.

Liu Bai smiled and said nothing…Actually, I also like killing people.

I don't know if they were master and disciple, but they talked for a while by the river, and then Master Ma sent Liu Bai back.

But after a while, Master Ma came again.

"Someone's coming from the city. This is too fast. And guess which family they are from... Never mind. You can't imagine that all four families are here!"

"That's a huge caravan, and now they're all resting at the threshing floor."

While Mr. Ma was speaking, he would glance at the house next door to Liu Bai from time to time.

Liu Bai said that his maid was the eldest daughter of the Situ family... Master Ma must have believed it.

So now that these four families have all arrived, Mr. Ma feels that she will definitely be able to know some news.

Liu Bai also thought so, so he called out, and Situ Hong quickly came out of the house, wearing an apron on her chest and her hands were still wet, obviously preparing lunch for Liu Bai.

"Master Ma said that all four of your families are here?"

Situ Hong nodded gently, "I just received the news..."

As she spoke, she glanced at Master Ma, and then continued, "It is said that something big happened in the Yin Meridian, and now the ancestors of our four families have all gone there."

"And the Yin Meridian has almost collapsed, so many people from our four families have come. After the ancestor has dealt with the evil spirits, we will go and reopen this Yin Meridian." Liu Bai asked, and Situ Hong told him everything he knew.

But after Situ Hong finished speaking, he seemed to be hesitant to continue.

Liu Bai frowned unhappily, "Just say it if you have something to say."

Situ Hong lowered her head quickly, as if she was frightened, and then whispered: "Master, can you go to the threshing ground after lunch? The Situ family has some matters that need my help."

When Master Ma heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath, then squatted down and whispered in Liu Bai's ear:
"Okay, kid, the Situ family will listen to you. In my opinion, you should be the head of the Situ family and the owner of the Red Lantern House."

Liu Bai rolled his eyes and ignored it.

"Okay, let's go over after lunch." Liu Bai was also thinking about going to take a look.

Master Ma ignored them and jumped into the carriage, "Okay, if you guys don't want to go, I'll go by myself."

After saying this, he really drove away in his carriage.

Liu Bai waited until he had lunch before setting off. Although he didn't know why, skipping a meal obviously wouldn't have any effect on him.

Maybe it was influenced by my mother?

My mother is obviously a ghost, and a very powerful one at that, but she never misses three meals a day.

After lunch, Liu Bai led Situ Hong all the way south.

The threshing ground of Huangliang Town was built on the south side of the town. Outside the town, it was originally a rocky beach. Later, the townspeople carried soil and leveled the area, and finally it became the threshing ground of the town.

When Liu Bai arrived nearby, he found that many people from the town had already arrived.

They all formed a circle from a distance, watching as if they were watching a play.

As soon as Liu Bai arrived, the people in the town made way for him as usual, allowing the small man to walk to the front.

Liu Bai also got to see his true appearance.

I saw that this huge threshing ground was divided into four areas. In each area, there were many people busy setting up tents and driving nails.

If that's all there is to it, then there's nothing to see.

What really attracted the people to watch was that in the center of the threshing floor, there was a high platform with a fire on it. In front of the platform was an offering table with three red-dyed animal heads on it.

In addition, many paper people were folded out of red and green paper and strung together on the side, and many yellow banners were hung around.

There were five or six people gathered in front of the altar, including Uncle Xu, who had met Liu Bai once.

At this moment, he was explaining something to the others.

"Sir, now our four families are going to offer sacrifices on the high platform, worship our ancestors, and offer sacrifices to the four mountain gods. They are waiting for me to come over. This servant..."

Situ Hong bent over, leaned close to Liu Bai and whispered, with a hint of pleading in her tone.

"Then go quickly, business is more important."

Liu Bai didn't make things difficult on purpose.

Besides, Situ Hong was doing her best as her maid.

Even though there was such an urgent matter, she still stayed at home to make herself lunch. Even on the way here, she took her time to take care of Liu Bai.

Seeing that Liu Bai agreed, Situ Hong hurriedly thanked him a few times, then lifted her skirt and trotted to the threshing ground.

Originally, some people wanted to stop them, but when Xu Bo from the Situ family saw this, he stepped in front of Situ Hong and ordered the servants to leave.

Then he led Situ Hong into a tent and he stood guard at the door.

Seeing this, the people in front of the platform naturally looked towards the place where Situ Hong was walking towards, which was where Liu Bai was standing.

Liu Bai was not afraid at all, but suddenly, he felt as if something had pounced on his back, and then a familiar voice rang out.

And it still keeps mumbling in my head.

"Hehe, you are quite sensible. If you dare to come here without cooking with the Master, Xiao Cao will complain to the Empress. Hehe, kill all of the Situ family!"

Liu Bai's eyes were filled with joy, and he subconsciously opened his mouth and said:
"Xiao Cao! You're back! Where's my mother?"

"The queen will be back in a while, but with Xiaocao's help, she will be back soon."

"Also, Xiaocao has become very capable. Sir, you can talk to Xiaocao directly in your mind. You don't need to open your mouth. If you open your mouth, others will hear you."

The grass is very proud and very proud.

Liu Bai also tentatively asked in his mind: "Xiao Cao, when did you come back?"

"Xiao Cao had already returned when Master Ma was still at the door. He just wanted to see if that woman had treated my master badly, so Xiao Cao didn't show up."

As the man and the ghost were talking, the people around them all exclaimed in surprise.

Liu Bai looked up hurriedly and saw a flame suddenly rising from the high platform in the middle of the threshing floor.

Yellow flags were flying all around.

After Situ Hong changed back into a white dress and covered her face with a veil, she came out and followed three other young men. They stood in front of the high platform, holding three incense sticks.

Then they knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, praying to the ancestors of each family and offering sacrifices to the gods of the distant mountains.

Just at this moment, Liu Bai felt that the wind was blowing in the entire threshing floor.

Xiaocao's mumblings echoed in Liu Bai's mind.

"Humph, trash is trash. The four families all call him the ancestor, but they are only this good. Thinking back to the past..."

(End of this chapter)